Leadership
Board of Directors
Executive Committee Members
- Bre Wagner Iowa Soybean Association
- Casey Anderson Iowa Beef Industry Council
- Ronnette Vondrak Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
- Karen Jones GROWMARK
- Joyce Hoppes Iowa Pork Producers Association
- Courtney Fara Corteva Agriscience
- Brian Bell Iowa Corn Growers Association
- Vic Jaras Iowa Department of Education
- Grant Menke Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- Sarah Derry Drake University, South Central STEM Regional Manager
- Laura Elfers Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area
- Morgan Pothoven Iowa Turkey Federation
Ag Industry Advisory Council
- Corteva Agriscience IALF Sponsor
- Farm Credit Services of America IALF Sponsor
- GROWMARK IALF Sponsor
- Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area IALF Sponsor
Ag Literacy Education Advisory Council
- Stefanie Wager American Institutes for Research, Senior Technical Assistance Consultant
- Sarah Derry Drake University, South Central STEM Regional Manager
- William Drey Farming Representative
- Jim Heithoff Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Regional Manager
- Amy Powell ISU Extension & Outreach, 4H, 4H Livestock Specialist
- Michael Bechtel Wartburg College, Assistant Professor of Science Education
- Lawrence Escalada University of Northern Iowa, Science Education Chair
- James Pifer Southeast Polk, Southeast Polk Community School District, Science Curriculum Coordinator